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If you could change one rule at Tuscarora Elementary, what would it be?
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Enrollment
793
Elementary
DISTRICT 545 · STATE 481
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FREDERICK COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 240033001355
Tuscarora Elementary
6321 Lambert Dr, Frederick, MD 21703 · (227) 203-1260 · Frederick County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY22-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL793 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 79% of Maryland public elementary schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Maryland public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
15.2:1
52 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.1:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
47%
372 students
DISTRICT 39% · STATE 54%
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 55 | 7% |
| Kindergarten | 131 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 111 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 121 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 134 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 121 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 120 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (131) is 9% larger than its 5th grade class (120).
Student demographics
77%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 69% · STATE 73% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
MCAP 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 3-4)English Language Arts
63.2%
MD avg 50.6% . +7.6pp since 2023
Math
59.1%
MD avg 34.8% . +4.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the MCAP, Maryland's statewide test, about 63 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 59 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Maryland schools, those numbers are about 51 and 35. Reading and writing scores are up about 8 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 5 points.
MCAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 63.2% | 59.1% |
| 2023-24 | 55.6% | 54.6% |
% Proficient (Levels 3-4), all students and all tested grades.
Source: MCAP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
58.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
46.5%
based on MD schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+11.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 58% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 46% typical for Maryland schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Maryland's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Tuscarora Elementary
Tuscarora Elementary's state test result (58.1% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tuscarora Elementary this school | 793 | 46.9% | 58.1% |
| Phelps Luck Elementary Columbia | 681 | 46.5% | 51.8% |
| Jessup Elementary Jessup | 646 | 47.5% | 38.4% |
| Bollman Bridge Elementary Jessup | 775 | 52.9% | 39.9% |
| Whittier Elementary Frederick | 779 | 42.1% | 52.0% |
| Maryvale Elementary Rockville | 617 | 49.4% | 61.5% |
Matched among Maryland elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Tuscarora Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Maryland | In Frederick County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 58.1% | #241 of 853 | #20 of 39 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 59.1% | #197 of 853 ▲ 44 | #18 of 39 ▲ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 63.2% | #236 of 853 ▲ 57 | #21 of 39 ▲ 6 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 793 | #42 of 898 | #6 of 41 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.2:1 | #611 of 857 | #16 of 38 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 76.6% | #11 of 857 | #2 of 38 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 46.9% | #556 of 885 | #15 of 41 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -0.3% | #545 of 551 | #15 of 17 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
793
+92 (+13%) vs 2020
+14% since 2010-11, when it was 696
Student : Teacher
15.2:1
was 14.6:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 793 | 52.2 | 15.2:1 | 47% (372) |
| 2023-24 | 779 | 51.2 | 15.2:1 | 43% (337) |
| 2022-23 | 781 | 49.2 | 15.9:1 | 42% (325) |
| 2020-21 | 701 | 48 | 14.6:1 | 41% (288) |
| 2017-18 | 795 | 50.1 | 15.9:1 | 30% (239) |
| 2015-16 | 776 | 48 | 16.2:1 | 30% (232) |
| 2010-11 | 696 | 44 | 15.8:1 | 24% (165) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Tuscarora Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students unchanged (795 to 793); teachers up 4% (50.1 to 52.2).
About Tuscarora Elementary
Tuscarora Elementary is an elementary school in Frederick, Maryland, and it is part of Frederick County Public Schools. Enrolled students number 793 students, in pre-K through 5. Statewide, elementary schools in Maryland average about 481 students each.
Frederick County Public Schools has 67 schools; together they serve 48,054 students.
The most common group at Tuscarora Elementary is Hispanic students, at 29%. The school is also 28% Black, 23% White, 12% multiracial, and 8% Asian. The Hispanic share of the county population is lower, at 13%. The school's diversity index is 77%, meaning two students picked at random have a 77% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Dividing enrollment by its 52.2 full-time-equivalent teachers gives a ratio of about 15.2:1. That is higher than the 13.8:1 average for elementary schools in Maryland. Eligible students account for 47% of enrollment in the free or reduced-price lunch program. For comparison, public schools in Frederick County average 37%.
Tuscarora Elementary is graded A- by allk12, scoring above 79% of Maryland public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, Tuscarora Elementary would be expected to post about 46.5%. Its actual average proficiency rate on state tests is 58.1%.
In Frederick County (population about 287,048), the median household income is $122,002, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 46% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 4%. There are 69 public schools in Frederick County, enrolling about 48,054 students in all.
Nearby, Tuscarora High is about 0.5 miles away. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. Nearby schools average 41.3% on proficiency, and Tuscarora Elementary is above that at 58.1%.
NCES lists the school's locale as Suburb: Mid-size. That means it sits in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
2024-25 enrollment was 793, a 13% gain from 701 in 2020-21.
The Tuscarora Elementary community page is open for posts about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
Frederick County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
287,048
Census ACS
Median income
$122,002
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
46%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
69
48,054 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Frederick County Public Schools
- Gov. Thomas Johnson HighHigh · 2,066 students
- Urbana HighHigh · 1,989 students
- Frederick HighHigh · 1,821 students
- Tuscarora HighHigh · 1,735 students
- Oakdale HighHigh · 1,702 students
- Linganore HighHigh · 1,647 students
Other schools in Frederick
- Gov. Thomas Johnson HighHigh · 2,066 students
- Frederick HighHigh · 1,821 students
- Tuscarora HighHigh · 1,735 students
- Linganore HighHigh · 1,647 students
- Crestwood MiddleMiddle · 996 students
- Waverley ElementaryElementary · 965 students
Other Tuscarora Elementary schools
3 other US public schools in 3 states are named Tuscarora Elementary. Tuscarora Elementary is the largest of the 4.
- TUSCARORA ELEMENTARY SCHOOLADDISON, NY · 429 students
- Tuscarora Elementary SchoolMartinsburg, WV · 338 students
- TUSCARORA ELEMENTARY SCHOOLLEWISTON, NY · 70 students
Nearby schools
- Tuscarora High0.5 mi · 1,735
- Ballenger Creek Elementary0.9 mi · 715
- Ballenger Creek Middle1.1 mi · 777
- Carroll Creek Montessori Public Charter1.6 mi · 317
- Orchard Grove Elementary1.7 mi · 613
- Crestwood Middle2.0 mi · 996
Frequently asked questions
About Tuscarora ElementaryHow many students attend Tuscarora Elementary?
Tuscarora Elementary enrolls approximately 793 students in grades PK-05.
Is Tuscarora Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Tuscarora Elementary is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at Tuscarora Elementary?
Approximately 15.2:1 students per teacher at Tuscarora Elementary.
How diverse is Tuscarora Elementary?
Tuscarora Elementary reports a student body of 23% White, 29% Hispanic, 28% Black, 8% Asian, 12% Two or more.
What district is Tuscarora Elementary in?
Tuscarora Elementary is part of Frederick County Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.